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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1903
Page
11
The notice lists CAPITAL Advertising rates with business cards up to six lines at £5.00 per year and $1.00 for each additional line. Local notices cost five cents per line, with legal notices and cards of thanks at ten and five cents per line respectively. Death notices and resolutions of respect offered freely with possible address changes for subscribers.
The Spirit of Dakota argues the state press should stay neutral as it supports Mitchell over Pierre for the capital. It accuses Bro John Longstaff of press influences and calls his campaign a lingering jilted lover’s hope. The piece notes ad rates and editorial independence while condemning corrupt insinuations.
A fragmented literary excerpt urges a future clearer vision and steadfast stance beyond Pierre. It speaks of a sea swarming with beauty and a platform of last year, promising universal confidence to stand firm next year.
Evidence shows gunpowder and artillery existed long before Christ. References cite Hindoo prohibitions of firearms, Alexander the Great meeting fire weapons, wall siege works in Asia, and early use across Europe from 668 to 1346.
English statesman Joseph Chamberlain cited a nurse learned rhyme to respond to Beaconsfield and Salisbury after Berlin talks with Bismarck. He joked that if all seas were bread and cheese and rivers ink, all lakes currant cakes, what would we drink. The audience memory was remarkable.
A glacier moves across the Arctic ocean with smaller ice breaks in its wake. Eskimos call this the duck and ducklings. Moss grows on resting ice forming soil for seeds carried by wind. Buttercups dandelions and poppies bloom in brief northern summers though poppies are rare.
The piece counsels adopting a prosperous appearance to attract support and avoid rejection during hard periods. It warns against equating appearance with extravagance and urges prudent home economy to hide financial strain while maintaining a brave front for fortune.
A reflective aphorism on time as irreplaceable. It contrasts money and property with the irreversible moments of life, noting that while wealth can be regained or rebuilt, time once passed cannot be recovered.
An anxious young playwright asks if three acts would improve the work after the first performance. The critic counters that shortening the play would keep the curtain up less often, implying the current length suits the pacing.
A courtier tries to amuse Ferdinand II's court, prompting Jonas the favorite fool to answer. The courtier shouts for silence, claiming he never speaks to a fool, while Jonas retorts that he will listen to folly.
A country school picnic last Saturday featured favorable weather after a damp start, a crowd assembling in the afternoon, and an array of events. Winners included Edward Pool in the 50 yard dash, Halver Oleson in the 100 yard dash, Albert Nolt in the free-for-all, Walter Hubbard in the 100 yard dash and standing broad jump, Horace G Coursey in the running broad jump, Austin Berry in the under ten high jump, Albert Noll in the under 13 high jump, Clyde Livingston in the 18 and under high jump, George Line in the free-for-all high jump, with Prosper nine beating a pickup team 6-2 and Bethel topping Riverside 6-3. The swimming meet disappointed due to absences. James Kearney led the race, drawing crowd interest. The merry-go-round and a White-run ice cream stand added to the day’s enjoyment, and Superintendent Coursey praised the event’s success.
Seasonal verse notes springtime contrasts in a satire of urban life. It pictures a thin pocketbook, rising costs, strangers and boarders, anglers, fashionable hats, a weary husband muttering rats, painted signs, and bunko schemes, all in a Chicago News voice.
A witty remark scene contrasts Shakespeare reading current news with Johnson’s quip about earning per word. The judge notes the punchline as the pair resume their dictionary work.
A Philadelphia Ledger joke features a physician's wife asking for cash and a husband promising a draft soon linking to a Mrs Jenkins sighting. A Washington Star cartoon panel questions wealth and taste, noting riches can spark cynicism or relentless solicitation to buy.
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